bring upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bring upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bring upon VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -]

bring upon → bring on

See also bring on

I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. bring on (cause):

bring on attack/breakdown

provocar

what brought this on?

¿esto a qué se debe?

2. bring on (develop, encourage):

bring on talent

fomentar

bring on talent

potenciar

bring on crop

acelerar el crecimiento de

3. bring on (introduce):

bring on

hacer salir

they brought on their best player

hicieron salir (a jugar) a su mejor jugador

bring on the clowns!

¡que salgan los payasos!

II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

he brought his misfortune on himself

él mismo se buscó su desgracia

Translations for bring upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to bring discredit on or upon sb/sth

traer el descrédito a alguien/algo

to bring dishonor on or upon sb/sth

traer la deshonra a alguien/algo

Translations for bring upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! dated

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

bring <pt & pp brought> [Am brɪŋ, Brit brɪŋ] VB trans

1.1. bring (take along):

bring

traer

can I bring a friend? (to where we're speaking)

¿puedo traer a or venir con un amigo?

can I bring a friend? (to a different place)

¿puedo llevar a or ir con un amigo?

bring this to the kitchen Am

lleva esto a la cocina

she's bringing Lucy with her

va a venir con Lucy

she's bringing Lucy with her

va a traer a Lucy

bring your passport with you

traiga el pasaporte

bring your passport with you

traiga consigo el pasaporte form

I've brought these books for the children

les he traído estos libros a los niños

I've brought these books for the children

he traído estos libros para los niños

he brought me news from John

me trajo noticias de John

we'll bring you more news in our next bulletin

les daremos más información en nuestro próximo boletín

she brings a lifetime's experience

aporta la experiencia de toda una vida

that brings me to my next point: the need to …

esto me lleva a lo siguiente: la necesidad de …

I brought away new hopes from that meeting

salí de esa reunión con nuevas esperanzas

bring the chair/baby inside/outside

entra/saca la silla/al bebé

bring it close

acércalo

bring her in

hazla pasar or entrar

1.2. bring (attract, cause to come):

bring

atraer

the slightest sound could bring the guards

el menor ruido podría atraer or hacer venir a los guardas

what brings you here?

¿qué te trae por aquí?

bring it on! inf

¡vamos!

bring it on! inf

¡venga! Spain inf

2.1. bring (result in, produce):

bring

traer

the merger will bring enormous benefits

la fusión va a traer or reportar enormes beneficios

it brought us nothing but trouble

no nos trajo más que problemas

the announcement brought cheers from the crowd

el anuncio hizo dar vivas a la muchedumbre

these benefits bring with them certain responsibilities

estas ventajas conllevan ciertas responsabilidades

you've brought so much happiness to those poor children

les has dado tanta alegría a esos pobres niños

to bring a smile to sb's face

hacer sonreír a alguien

it brought a blush to her face

la hizo sonrojarse

it brought tears to my eyes

hizo que se me llenaran los ojos de lágrimas

it brings a shine to the wood

le da brillo a la madera

to bring sth to bear to bring pressure to bear on sb

ejercer presión sobre alguien

once he brought his mind to bear on the problem

una vez que centró su atención en el problema

the guns were brought to bear on the target

apuntaron al objetivo con los cañones

2.2. bring (persuade):

I couldn't bring myself to do it

no pude hacerlo

3. bring (earn):

bring profit/return

dejar

how much do you think the sale will bring you?

¿cuánto crees que vas a sacar de la venta?

4. bring LAW:

to bring a lawsuit or an action against sb

interponer or iniciar una demanda or acción en contra de alguien

to bring charges against sb

formularle cargos a alguien

to bring charges against sb

formular cargos en contra de alguien

bring upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bring upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

bring [brɪŋ] VB trans brought, brought

1. bring (come with, carry):

bring

traer

bring her here!

¡tráela aquí!

to bring sb in

hacer pasar a alguien

to bring sth in

meter algo

to bring news

traer noticias

2. bring (take):

bring

llevar

this subject brings me to the second part

este tema me lleva a la segunda parte

to bring sth/sb with oneself

llevar algo/a alguien consigo

3. bring (cause to come, cause to happen):

bring

causar

bring

traer

to bring poverty/fame to a town

traer pobreza/fama a un pueblo

to bring sb luck

traer suerte a alguien

4. bring LAW:

bring

interponer

to bring an action (against sb)

interponer una demanda (contra alguien)

to bring a complaint against sb

formular un queja contra alguien

5. bring (force):

to bring oneself to do sth

obligarse a hacer algo

6. bring FIN:

bring

dar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A new tariff, an embargo, a draft, or a war may inevitably bring upon individuals great losses; may, indeed, render valuable property almost valueless.

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